This could help them get right on track in their recovery.
At least 100 former drug dependents who have finished a 3-month, community-based rehabilitation program in Quezon City will be hired as construction workers for the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) Line 7 project.
The group belongs to the first batch of drug surrenderees who completed 12 sessions of clinical counseling and psychological evaluation under the supervision of the Quezon City Anti-Drug Abuse Advisory Council.
100 sumukong drug user sa QC, nagtapos sa 3 buwang rehab program; bibigyan ng trabaho sa MRT-7 | via @jeffreyhernaez pic.twitter.com/qfhSsHVTDy
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According to GMA News, a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) will be signed on April 25 in order to formalize the agreement between the local government and San Miguel Corporation (SMC), who is one of the proponents of the billion-peso infrastructure project.
Quezon City Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte said that the former drug dependents are now “ready to be reintegrated into mainstream society.”
At least 500 former drug dependents are expected to join SMC. Other companies have also promised to open their doors.
“We also have partnerships with other private firms linked with job fairs and other employment-related companies,” Belmonte said in a report by the Philippine Daily Inquirer. “Through initial screening, [we found out that] some were suitable for clerical work, while others can work in call centers.”
Belmonte said that there are at least 16,000 drug surrenderees in the city since July last year.
